Sheila Birling Flashcards
needs a …. to ‘really feel …….’ which she is constatntly ‘………’
neds a RING to really feel engaged
highlights her tokenistic, materialistic approch to life
acts as a metaphor for their engagement for ‘upward social mobility’ as opposed to love as she needs an item of monetary value
‘admiring’ the ‘ring’ - fixated and glued to materialistic objects.
also portrays her as a victim as she is comforted by the financial security of ger marriage as women’s role in society was to attract men and not work.
‘……?’
Pretty?
shows her warped view of the world as she first wants to know whether Eva was pretty. shallow world views
yet also makes audience sympathetic as she knows that male affairs are commonplace
these ….. aren’t ….. …… - they’re ……
these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people
being similar age and sex to Eva, she empathises the most and shows her disgust towards her father’s statement, completely contradicting him, atypical of a young girl in 1912. Also shows how she has inherently socialistic views.
returns the …. and says ‘we’d have to ….. all …. …..’
we’d have to start all over again
cyclical presentation of Sheila shows her character growth throughout the play, yet also further implies her compassionate nature as she is willing to give Gerald another chance
It was my … …..
I’ll n…. n…. do it to …… …..
It was my own fault
acceptance of responsibilty juxtaposes her character from all the others and places no blame upon Eva, despite being one of the youngest, she is the most mature
I’ll never, never do it to anyone again
permanent change in behaviour- dynamic nature of her character.
‘hys……’
hysterical
shows her receptiveness to inspector is riducled by others as Gerald asks her to be ‘excused’ for bring ‘hysterical’. Hysteria is a disease that only affects woman, showing how they place her emotion to ES death due to her being a woman and believe that she shouldn’t act this way. SyB says ‘behaving like a hysterical child’ - similie
b…… us we …… her
between us we killed her
acceptance and adopts the inspector’s speech collectivising the blame for ES death
don’t …….
don’t interfere to AB
when giving ring to Gerald, short cutting sentence stops her father, showing how she doesn’t want to be coddled anymore and she is an independent woman. Transition from at start due to IG. SyB - mummy to mother
If she’d been some ……… plain l…. ………, I don’t suppose I’d have done it
If she’d been some miserable plain little creature, I don’t suppose I’d have done it.
Jealous attitude.
yet tone is still entitled, thinks of people as creatures.
despite her inherently moral values, she still has some tendencies to use similar mannerisms to her parents, which Priestley implies is as a result of her upbringing.
Inspector: isn’t living on the ….
Isn’t living on the moon
idiomatic phrase shows Sheila isn’t living behind a facade like the rest of the Birlings, demonstrating hrt strong moral character
